Hilarious Montreal Fashion Startup Sells Nerd-Wear in New Kickstarter Project
I’m not sure whether wearing a shirt designed with NSA homepage code is funny or if it’s a sign of the apocalypse.…
Canadian Startup News
Canadian Innovation Exchange to Hit Montreal and Toronto Next Month
The dates have been set for the Canadian Innovation Exchange‘s (CIX) Montreal and Toronto events, prior to the big flagship…
VanHawks Poaches Former Cervelo Bikes Designer to Join Team as Head of Design
VanHawks, the Toronto startup that hit it big on Kickstarter with is Valour smartbike, has hired former Cervelo Bikes designer Mark…
Desire2Learn Raises $85 Million Following Record Growth Year
Desire2Learn (D2L) has raised an $85 million series B round, led by Columbus Nova Technology Partners, Graham Holdings, Four…
Citizenship and Immigration Minister to Speak About Startup Visa Program Tomorrow
Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander will engage in a roundtable discussion with stakeholders…
GridCure Wins Next36’s Outstanding Venture Prize as 23 Startups Pitch
GridCure, a platform looking to be the simple, off-the-shelf analytics package to allow utilities to do more than simply bill…
TheRedPin Wants to Make Great Service Ubiquitous in The Canadian Housing Market
It had been a few years since a flood of media outlets covered the new tech kids on the real estate block, TheRedPin. That…
Cash-Strapped Montreal Bike-Sharing Service Says “We’re a Startup” Amid Calls for Transparency
The board of directors of the cash-strapped and heavily subsidized Bixi bike-sharing service have labelled the company a “startup”…
Military Robot-Builder Clearpath Robotics Takes Stand On ‘Killer Robots’
Waterloo’s Clearpath Robotics is saying “hasta la vista, baby” to any involvement within ‘killer robot’…
Just Two Days Left to Apply to York Region’s YEDIInstitute Fall 2014 Cohort
York Region’s YEDIInstitute incubator is giving potential startups until Friday night for its call to applications for…
Canada Has the Most Bitcoin ATMs After CAVIRTEX Unveils Ten More
Bitcoin ATMs- or more specifically, “BTMs” started appearing in Canada last year, with the first one appearing…
Cheap Flights Finder Yulair.com Launches New York City Leg
Entrepreneur and international graffiti photographer Frédéric Prévost-Lebeuf launched Yulair.com after discovering a hidden…
Toronto’s Edusight Says It Won’t Be Another Coffin in the Edtech Graveyard
Toronto edtech startup Edusight is intent on helping teachers make actionable decisions, better addressing their students’…
Calgary-Born Muzooka Raises $3 Million, CEO Takes Shot at Music Startups
Muzooka, a Silicon-Valley startup that was founded in Calgary, has raised $3 million in a series A round of funding. The startup…
BDC and Corus Entertainment Pitch in for New Gibraltar Venture Capital Fund
Toronto is getting a brand new venture capital fund in Gibraltar Partners Fund One. The new fund achieved its first close…